Cities within 100 miles of Des Moines (straight line)
There are 15 cities and towns of 15,000 people or more within 100 miles of Des Moines, Iowa, in a straight line, and 76 cities and towns within 200 miles, measured from the city centre. The largest within 100 miles are Waterloo (90 miles northeast), Ames (30 miles north) and West Des Moines (5.5 miles west-southwest).
Within 100 miles
15
cities and towns · straight line
Within 200 miles
76
cities and towns · straight line
Nearest
West Des Moines
5.5 miles (8.9 km) west-southwest · straight line
Straight-line distances from one city centre to another, as the crow flies. Roads between them are longer.
Des MoinesWithin 100 miles100 miles to 200 milesDashed rings: 100 miles and 200 miles in a straight line from the centre.
Cities and towns within 100 miles of Des Moines
All 15 within 100 miles, nearest first. Distances are straight lines.
| Place | Direction | Straight line |
|---|---|---|
| West Des MoinesIowa | west-southwest | 5.5 miles8.9 km |
| UrbandaleIowa | west-northwest | 5.6 miles9 km |
| CliveIowa | west | 6 miles9.6 km |
| JohnstonIowa | northwest | 6.8 miles11 km |
| AltoonaIowa | east-northeast | 8 miles13 km |
| AnkenyIowa | north | 8.9 miles14 km |
| WaukeeIowa | west | 14 miles23 km |
| IndianolaIowa | south | 17 miles27 km |
| NewtonIowa | east-northeast | 30 miles48 km |
| AmesIowa | north | 30 miles48 km |
| MarshalltownIowa | northeast | 48 miles77 km |
| Fort DodgeIowa | north-northwest | 68 miles110 km |
| OttumwaIowa | east-southeast | 74 miles119 km |
| Cedar FallsIowa | northeast | 88 miles141 km |
| WaterlooIowa | northeast | 90 miles144 km |
From 100 miles to 200 miles of Des Moines
The 30 largest of the 61 between 100 miles and 200 miles, nearest first. Distances are straight lines.
| Place | Direction | Straight line |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar RapidsIowa | east-northeast | 105 miles169 km |
| Iowa CityIowa | east | 107 miles173 km |
| MarionIowa | east-northeast | 108 miles174 km |
| Council BluffsIowa | west | 119 miles192 km |
| BellevueNebraska | west-southwest | 123 miles197 km |
| OmahaNebraska | west | 123 miles198 km |
| Saint JosephMissouri | south-southwest | 142 miles229 km |
| Sioux CityIowa | west-northwest | 156 miles251 km |
| Rock IslandIllinois | east | 157 miles252 km |
| DavenportIowa | east | 157 miles252 km |
| BettendorfIowa | east | 160 miles258 km |
| MolineIllinois | east | 160 miles258 km |
| QuincyIllinois | southeast | 163 miles262 km |
| DubuqueIowa | east-northeast | 163 miles263 km |
| LincolnNebraska | west-southwest | 168 miles271 km |
| LeavenworthKansas | south-southwest | 173 miles278 km |
| RochesterMinnesota | north-northeast | 177 miles285 km |
| MankatoMinnesota | north | 178 miles286 km |
| IndependenceMissouri | south-southwest | 179 miles287 km |
| Kansas CityKansas | south-southwest | 180 miles290 km |
| Kansas CityMissouri | south-southwest | 180 miles290 km |
| Blue SpringsMissouri | south | 182 miles293 km |
| ShawneeKansas | south-southwest | 186 miles300 km |
| Overland ParkKansas | south-southwest | 189 miles305 km |
| Lee's SummitMissouri | south-southwest | 190 miles306 km |
| LenexaKansas | south-southwest | 192 miles309 km |
| La CrosseWisconsin | northeast | 194 miles312 km |
| ColumbiaMissouri | south-southeast | 195 miles314 km |
| North La CrosseWisconsin | northeast | 196 miles316 km |
| OlatheKansas | south-southwest | 198 miles319 km |
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Questions
What is the closest city to Des Moines?
West Des Moines is the nearest city or town of 15,000 people or more, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west-southwest of Des Moines's centre in a straight line. A smaller town or a suburb may be closer.
Are these driving distances from Des Moines?
No. Every distance on this page is a straight line between two centre points, as the crow flies. A road route is always longer, because roads bend around terrain and water, and MapGO does not measure driving distance or travel time.
Which places count as near Des Moines?
Every city and town of 15,000 people or more in the GeoNames gazetteer whose centre lies within 200 miles of Des Moines's centre. Villages and smaller towns are left out, so there are more places nearby than listed. A place right on a ring may fall either side of it, depending on where its centre point sits.
Places and their centre points from GeoNames (cities and towns of 15,000 people or more); distances computed by MapGO with the haversine formula. All distances on this page are straight lines over the Earth's surface, not road distances.